{"product_id":"apricot-moorpark-prunus-armeniaca","title":"Moorpark Apricot - Prunus armeniaca ‘Moorpark’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMoorpark Apricot - Prunus armeniaca ‘Moorpark’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Moorpark’ has been the benchmark home garden apricot in Australia for generations, and the reason is flavour: large fruit with deep orange flesh, a red blush on the sunny side, and a richness that commercial varieties bred for transport rarely match. \u003cem\u003ePrunus armeniaca\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Moorpark’ is also self fertile, so one tree crops on its own. It wants a cold winter and a dry summer, which makes it a southern Australian tree rather than a subtropical one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Moorpark Apricot\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSelf fertile\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single tree sets a full crop with no pollinating partner required.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlavour first\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fruit is large, richly flavoured and best eaten within a day or two of picking.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSummer harvest\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fruit ripens through December and January across most of southern Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter chill dependent\u003c\/strong\u003e: It needs a genuinely cold winter, roughly 500 to 600 chill hours, to crop reliably.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrune in dry weather\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cuts made in warm dry conditions after harvest heal cleanly, whereas winter pruning invites bacterial canker and gummosis.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHome orchard\u003c\/strong\u003e: The core use, a productive tree at a manageable scale in a backyard fruit planting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEspalier\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trained flat against a sunny wall it fruits heavily in a very narrow bed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall garden fruit tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Held at 3m with summer pruning, it fits properties where a full sized tree will not.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeasonal shade\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted near a paved sitting area it shades in summer and opens up in winter.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m in a row, or 2.5 to 3m for espalier\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter while dormant is ideal; containerised stock any time outside midsummer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, free draining loam at pH 6 to 7.5; apricots decline quickly in heavy or waterlogged soil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once a week through the first two summers and keep grass off a metre wide circle at the base. Mulch to 75mm clear of the trunk, thin heavy fruit set in early summer so the branches are not overloaded, and hold all pruning back to the warm dry weeks after harvest.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m, readily held at 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun all day\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Central Asia; long cultivated and a garden standard in Australia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White to pale pink, late winter to early spring\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795300122910,"sku":"ND-0147-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/RmkU-7pMqmwNU8M7QTx5T_HezieoZ9.jpg?v=1787313110","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/apricot-moorpark-prunus-armeniaca","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}